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…Director National Association of State Retirement Administrators Alfred Campos NIRS Board Member Director NRTA: AARP’s Retired Educator Community Katie Comstock NIRS Board Member Associate Partner AON R. Dean Kenderdine NIRS…
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Out of Balance? Comparing Public and Private Sector Compensation over 20 Years
…commissioned by the Center for State and Local Government Excellence (Center) and the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS). The co-authors are Dr. Keith Bender, Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics,…
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…Retirement System Arlington County Employees’ Retirement System Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System El Paso Firemen & Policemen’s Pension Fund Employees’…
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No Quick Fix: Closing a Public Pension Plan Leads to Unexpected Challenges
…report are Alaska, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. The report is authored by Dan Doonan, NIRS executive director, Tyler Bond, NIRS research director, and Celia Ringland, NIRS research associate….
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The Hybrid Handbook | Not All Hybrids Are Created Equal
…pensions with risk-sharing provisions, while others blend attributes of DB and defined contribution (DC) plans. Each of these plan designs offers tradeoffs in terms of retirement benefits, risks, and costs….
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Pennsylvania’s Hybrid Plan Seen as Falling Short
…solve the state’s core underfunding problem. “What’s notable about this plan design change in Pennsylvania is that it does very little to address the underfunding,” said Alex Brown, research manager…
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California Copied as States Seek Retirement Plans
…and may face a bleak financial future. Baby Boom retirements, dwindling private pensions and 401(k) investment losses during the recession are heating up the issue.” -Public CEO Read the article….
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The Real Deal for the Public Sector: Retirement Income Adequacy Study
…plans in a typical cost-equivalent conversion for career employees. The report’s key findings regarding retirement income adequacy are as follows: A “retirement number” is elusive because key factors are individual-based….
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